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Jackie Collins

Jacqueline Jill "Jackie" Collins was born on 4 October 1937 in London, England, UK, daughter of Elsa Bessant and Joseph William Collins. She is the younger sister of actress Joan Collins. Jackie started writing as a teenager, making up steamy stories her schoolmates paid to devour. Her first book, The World is Full of Married Men, became a sensational bestseller because of its open sexuality and the way it dealt honestly with the double standard. After that came The Stud, Sinners, The Love Killers, The World is Full of Divorced Women, The Bitch, Lovers And Gamblers, Chances, and then the international sensation, Hollywood Wives - a No. 1 New York Times bestseller, which was made into one of ABC's highest-rated miniseries starring Anthony Hopkins and Candice Bergen. The Stud, The World is Full of Married Men, and The Bitch were also filmed - this time for the big screen. And Jackie wrote an original movie, Yesterday's Hero, starring Ian McShane and Suzanne Somers.

Jackie Collins has been called a 'raunchy moralist' by the late director Louis Malle and 'Hollywood's own Marcel Proust' by Vanity Fair magazine. With over 500 million copies of her books sold in more than 40 countries, and with some twenty-eight New York Times bestsellers to her credit, Jackie Collins is one of the world's top-selling novelists. She is known for giving her readers an unrivaled insiders knowledge of Hollywood and the glamorous lives and loves of the rich, famous, and infamous! 'I write about real people in disguise,' she says. 'If anything, my characters are toned down - the truth is much more bizarre.' There have been many imitators, but only Jackie Collins can tell you what really goes on in the fastest lane of all. From Beverly Hills bedrooms to a raunchy prowl along the streets of Hollywood; from glittering rock parties and concerts to stretch limos and themansions of the power brokers - Jackie Collins chronicles the real truth from the inside looking out.

Divorced from Wallace Austin after 4 years, they had a child, daughter Tracy. In 1965, Jackie married Oscar Lerman, and had daughters Tiffany and Rory. Her husband died on 1992. Jackie was engaged to marry Frank Calcangnini from 1994 until his death in 1998.

She died of breast cancer on September 19, 2015 at the age of 77, in Beverly Hills. She is interred in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.

Born 4 October 1937
Died 19 September 2015

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  • Cover of: American Star Cassette
    First published in 1993 2 editions

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  • Cover of: Collins English Dictionary - Updated Edition (Dictionary)

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  • Cover of: Revenge
    First published in 1998 2 editions

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  • Cover of: Married lovers
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  • Cover of: SUNDAY SIMMONS AND CHARLIE BRICK.

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  • Cover of: De wereld is vol getrouwde mannen

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    First published in 2004 1 edition

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  • Cover of: Drop Dead Beautiful: A Novel
    First published in 2010 1 edition

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  • Cover of: Goddess of vengeance
    First published in 2011 1 edition

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  • Cover of: The World is full of divorced women

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    First published in 1988 1 edition

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  • Cover of: Laki
    First published in 1988 1 edition

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  • Cover of: Liebhabereien. Ein erotisches Lesebuch.

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  • Cover of: Patologia Estructural y Funcional - 6 Edicion

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  • Cover of: Rendez-vous à Las Vegas
    First published in 2002 1 edition

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  • Cover of: Chances
    First published in 1981 1 edition

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  • Cover of: Hollywood Wives The New Generation

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    First published in 1987 1 edition

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    First published in 2001 1 edition

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